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GOLD AND BLACK ILLUSTRATED VOLUME 26, ISSUE 6 6
Performance complex
Boiler Index: Smoking
Although the opening of Purdue's new
football performance facility is still a year
away, the footprint for the center, positioned
between Mollenkopf and the outdoor practice
fields, was starting to take shape as of late
June. When completed, the facility will be a much-
needed upgrade for the Boilermakers, providing a
centralized hub, with a locker room, training room,
nutrition, weight room and more, in one spot.
Boudia and Johnson
Boiler Index: Steaming
For David Boudia, qualifying for the '16 Games in
Rio might seem routine, as it's his third Olympics;
not so for Steele Johnson, who is making
his debut. The pair will compete in the
10-meter synchronized competition as well
as individually in the 10-meter — where
Boudia will try to repeat as gold medalist.
Tim Lester
Boiler Index: Smoldering
Will Purdue's quarterback play be better this season?
That's the hope. If there's a man to pin that hope on,
it's new quarterbacks coach Tim Lester. The former
Western Michigan QB has settled in nicely, helping
young Boilermakers
David Blough and
Elijah Sindelar with
the nuances of
the position.
Some of that
mechanical
work — plus a
QB-friendly offense
— helped the duo
look more at ease
in the spring.
Boiler Index
Remember When …
Heading into the 1999
season, the enthusiasm
for Purdue football was
at a high point not seen
in a couple of decades.
Quarterback Drew Brees
was coming off a record
sophomore season and
was just starting to get big-
time national attention for
third-year Coach Joe Tiller,
especially after beating
No. 4 Kansas State in the
Alamo Bowl. But, let's face
it, the best part of it for Gold
and Black staffers was the
opportunity to spend several
hours with Brees on a road
trip to Grissom Air Force
Base for the photo shoot.
You could easily tell that
greatness off the field was
going to be as much his
story as on-field success.
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Photos
by
Kyle
Charters
(facility);
Purdue
(Johnson/Boudia);
Tom
Campbell
(Lester)
— Kyle Charters